What For is a chastisement received by those who bother the givers of what for. What For is typically preceded by threatening gestures and followed by pain.
by Saggy McPants November 28, 2006
by kponeandonly November 7, 2010
A) A phrase that seems to simply state the obvious but actually implies helplessness.
B) A phrase that seems to simply state the obvious but actually means "it will be what it is," as in "it ain't gonna change, so deal with it or don't." See also tough shit, oh well, cry me a river and tfb.
B) A phrase that seems to simply state the obvious but actually means "it will be what it is," as in "it ain't gonna change, so deal with it or don't." See also tough shit, oh well, cry me a river and tfb.
Meaning A
J: I can't believe the price of gas!
B: It is what it is.
Meaning B
J: It troubles me that you continue to put cyanide in my Yoohoo even after I've asked you to stop.
B: It is what it is.
J: I can't believe the price of gas!
B: It is what it is.
Meaning B
J: It troubles me that you continue to put cyanide in my Yoohoo even after I've asked you to stop.
B: It is what it is.
by JohnnyAZ May 20, 2006
If your mother comes home drunk from the PTA meeting one more time I'm gonna give her the what-for (what-fer).
by rolisk December 15, 2005
by Beautifull February 5, 2005
A term used as an interrogative sentence meaning "Why" or "How". This term is often used in informal situations when proper speech is not necessary.
1: That guy just got into an accident.
2: For what?
1: Well, he ran a red light and the other car crashed into him.
2: For what?
1: Well, he ran a red light and the other car crashed into him.
by pushitpushit May 4, 2009
A phrase with wrong grammar, but it is already widely accepted in the English Language, as it is also widely used in public. The 'what that is' phrase could be used at the end of a question, e.g. Do you know what that is?, but now it could also be used as a single question: What that is?
by 79797979797979 May 26, 2016